Markéta Gregorová Explained

Markéta Gregorová
Party: Czech Republic


Czech Pirate Party
EU Party:
European Pirate Party
EU Parliament group:
Greens/EFA

Birth Date:14 January 1993
Birth Place:Most, Czech Republic
Nationality:Czech
Alma Mater:Masaryk University
Office1:Chairwoman of the European Pirate Party
Term Start1:1 December 2018
Term End1:11 November 2019
Office2:Member of the European Parliament for the Czech Republic
Term Start2:2 July 2019

Markéta Gregorová (born 14 January 1993) is a Czech politician. She has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2019, representing the Czech Pirate Party.[1] [2] Gregorová serves as the Vice-Chair of the Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, and is a member of the Committee on International Trade and the Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union, including Disinformation.

Early life and career

Gregorová studied International Relations and European Studies at Masaryk University in Brno. She received her master's degree in Public Administration and Security Studies at the CEVRO Institute. Prior to entering politics, Gregorová worked in the private sector, within the fields of marketing and web testing.[3] Gregorová is described as a person with a specific sense of humour.[4]

Gregorová was third on the Pirate Party candidate list in the 2014 European Parliament election, but was not elected.[5] She was the president of the European Pirate Party from December 2018.[6]

European Parliament

Election

Gregorová co-wrote the common electoral program for the European Pirate parties, signed in Luxembourg in February 2019. She was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in the 2019 European Parliament election, as the second candidate on the Pirate Party list.[7] [8] She was re-elected in 2024 as the Czech Pirate Party's only remaining MEP.

Gregorová serves as the vice-chair of the delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, and is a member of the Committee on International Trade and the Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union, including Disinformation.[9]

Among her priorities are transparency in negotiations of European Union free trade agreements such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and addressing EU involvement in international arms sales to war zones.[10]

Committee assignments

Gregorová is a member of the following Committees of the European Parliament:[9]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Luboš. Palata. Evropští Piráti spojili síly. Věří v úspěch i v Německu. Deník. Vltave Labe Media. 12 February 2019. 12 August 2024. cs.
  2. News: Iva. Studená. Václav. Junek. Přehledně: Podívejte se, kdo chce usednout v europarlamentu. Kampaň pomalu začíná. Aktualně.cz. 18 March 2019. 12 August 2024. cs.
  3. News: Tereza. Součková. Matěj. Sviták. Profil europoslankyně Markéty Gregorové. ČT24. Czech Television. 10 June 2024. 12 August 2024. cs.
  4. News: Lucie. Stuchlíková. Martina. Machová. Růžová rebelka. Kdo je žena, která dýchá na záda Ivanu Bartošovi. Seznam.cz. 14 January 2024. 12 August 2024. cs.
  5. Web site: Volby do Evropského parlamentu konané na území České republiky ve dnech 2014 Strana Piráti. Czech Statistical Office. 12 August 2024. cs.
  6. Web site: Čeští Piráti uspěli v předsednictvu Evropské pirátské strany. Markéta Gregorová byla zvolena předsedkyní. Czech Pirate Party. 3 November 2018. 12 August 2024. cs.
  7. News: Evropské pirátské strany spojují síly. V Lucemburku podepsaly program pro eurovolby. dead. Info.cz. 9 February 2019. cs. https://web.archive.org/web/20190618154235/https://www.info.cz/volby/volby-do-evropskeho-parlamentu/evropske-piratske-strany-spojuji-sily-v-lucemburku-podepsaly-program-pro-eurovolby-40267.html. 18 June 2019.
  8. Web site: Volby do Evropského parlamentu konané na území České republiky ve dnech 2019. Czech Statistical Office. 12 August 2024. cs.
  9. Web site: Markéta Gregorová. European Parliament. 12 August 2024.
  10. News: Filip. Zelenka. Dvojka Pirátů Markéta Gregorová: Evropská unie se neumí prodat. E15. 9 May 2019. 12 August 2024. cs.